In Opposition to War Funding, the "Biggest Blank Check Ever"
Congresswoman Lee speaks on the floor of the US House of Representative in opposition to additional funding for the war in Iraq. Congresswoman Barbara Lee voted against legislation providing emergency supplemental funding for Iraq. With the exception of a prohibition on military construction of permanent bases in Iraq, which the Congresswoman pushed to insert, the funding bill contains no significant restrictions on the spending, which would fund the occupation in Iraq well into 2009.